Mad River interview with Rick Bockner & Tom Manning
Mad River was a seminal band of San Francisco scene during the late sixties. The band was formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio and soon moved to San Francisco, where...
Alan Davey – ‘Al Chemical’s Lysergic Orchestra Vol. 2’ (2013)
The erstwhile Hawkwind/Hawklord/Psychedelic Warlord bassist survived two stints across a couple of decades in Dave Brock’s concentration camp/looney bin, contributing to nearly two dozen releases before opting for...
Constant Mongrel interview with Tom
Australia has been killing it recently. After decades of neglect from here in the states people are not only taking the Aussie scene seriously again, they’re literally frothing...
Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake (1968) review
Small Faces "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" (1968) review An ambitious concept album from one of the greatest of all british invasion bands...The Small Faces- Ogden's Nut Gone Flake....
Bionic Cavemen interview with Andy Morgen and Jose Bernal
Bionic Cavemen might sound like they come from some far off place in the future, but they sound more like a band that travelled forward in time from...
Tom Donahue: 300 Pounds Of Solid Sounds
DJ and freeform radio pioneer, Tom Donahue didn't invent the concept of Freeform Radio, but he certainly put his stamp on it..read his story.... Although he certainly didn't...
Papir – IIII (2014) review
Papir "IIII" (El Paraiso Records, 2014) As the title suggests, this is the fourth album from Papir, a Danish post-rock trio with jazzy overtones who rely on intricate...
Bipolaroid interview
When did Bipolaroid form, and what was the idea for the band's sound? Our first show was on Easter Sunday in 2002. Before then I was recording a...
Robert Johnson – King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961/1970) review
Robert Johnson "King of the Delta Blues Singers" (Music On Vinyl, 1961-1970/2013) Throughout successive generations, guitar players who’ve wanted to align themselves, especially, with the pre-war blues scene...
Insider interview with Marco and Piero
If there’s one thing you can be sure of about Insider, it’s that they won’t repeat themselves. As a band constantly reinventing their sound, it’s sometimes hard to...